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Top 10 in 2012: Bizarre moments

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10. Phil Mickelson plays shots right-handed at Masters

Trying to win his fourth green jacket, Mickelson <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aOEBLrwla0' target='_blank'>tripled the par-3 fourth hole</a> Sunday. The adventure included a tee shot off the grandstand and two swings right-handed. (Getty)

9. Rory and Tiger BFFs

Tiger Woods wants to beat and belittle his opponents, not befriend them. That's why it was so strange to see he and Rory McIlroy - a true rival - all giggly together this year. (Getty)

8. I.K. Kim misses 18-inch putt to win a major

Kim was a little over 1 foot from winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship. But her putt inexplicably lipped out. She lost on the first playoff hole to Sun Young Yoo. (Getty Images)

7. No fans at the AT&T National

The third round of the AT&T National was closed to spectators and volunteers due to safety concerns after a powerful storm struck the Washington, D.C., area. (Getty)

6. Tiger Woods car 'chase'

After Woods withdrew during the final round of the WGC-Cadillac, he was followed by a blimp camera as he exited Doral. The surreal scene made many think of a 'chase' 18 years prior. (Getty)

5. Charlie Beljan suffers anxiety attack

Beljan suffered anxiety attacks during the second round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic. He was transported, by ambulance, to the hospital after the round and went on to win. (Getty)

4. Kevin Na can't pull the trigger at The Players

Na took slow play to another level during the third round at TPC Sawgrass with double-digit waggles before shots and full-swing misses when he wasn't ready to hit. He also earned the 54-hole lead. (Getty)

3. Caddie hides club

Mathias Vinson, Jose Manuel Lara's caddie, discovered he had 15 clubs in the bag at the BMW International Open. He tried to hide the offending club in some bushes, but was caught by Lara's fellow competitors. Lara was disqualified. (Getty Images)

2. Rory McIlroy gets police escort to Ryder Cup

After confusing his time zones, McIlroy needed a police escort from his hotel to Medinah in order to make it in time for his Sunday's singles match - which he won, over Keegan Bradley. (Getty)

1. Jungle Bird crashes U.S. Open

Bob Costas was interviewing U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson when the sound of caws and a strange man in a Union Jack headdress interrupted the proceeding. (Getty)